LGBT members take out protest march in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Scores of members of the LGBT
community today took out a rally and held a dharna here over
the alleged atrocities committed against its members and
seeking fulfilment of other demands.

Representatives of the community under the banner of
Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Collective, raised slogans like 'We
Want Justice' and held placards and banners that read 'Equal
Rights For All', 'My Love My Right', 'Behave Yourself', among
others as they marched from Lower Tank Bund towards Indira
Park where they staged a dharna.

The members said the march was taken out to highlight
the alleged physical and sexual violence to which they were
subjected and demanded, among other things, the repeal of
Section 377 of IPC.

"Around 200 members participated in the rally, which
culminated into a dharna at Indira Park. Their demands among
others included seeking equal opportunities for all," Gandhi
Nagar Police Station A Sanjeeva Rao said.